title: Pap smear screening after hysterectomy.
abstract: Using the Pap smear is an effective means to screen for cervical cancer. This articles discusses the importance of performing a Pap smear of the vagina to detect vaginal cancer or its precursors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: McIntosh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014626:Vaginal Smears